Players Championship Order of Merit Update: Gerwyn Price now leads, Michael van Gerwen out of top 100 after skipping double header
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Michael van Gerwen will have to work hard in the autumn to qualify for the Players Championship Finals while Gerwyn Price now leads. 'Mighty Mike' skipped the two tournaments in Leicester this week, dropping him outside the top-100 of the Players Championship Order of Merit.
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Van Gerwen has so far played only nine of the 21 Players Championship tournaments and was eliminated six times in the first round in those nine participations. As a result, the Dutchman only stands at 7,000 pounds in prize money on the Players Championship circuit in 2025. Van Gerwen has thirteen more tournaments to secure a spot in the top-64 of the Players Championship Order of Merit.
That is needed to compete in the Players Championship Finals later this year. Van Gerwen's deficit in the 64th spot, currently held by Nathan Aspinall, is currently 8,000 pounds. Incidentally, Dimitri van den Bergh is not in good shape either. The two-time major-winner is in spot 101 with 8,500 pounds, so he also has to make up ground in the coming months.
The Players Championship Order of Merit is now led by Gerwyn Price, who surprisingly lost to Bradley Brooks on Wednesday in the final of Players Championship 21. Price leads the standings with £72,000. Tournament winner Bradley Brooks is now in 29th place with 28,000 pounds.
Damon Heta, winner of Players Championship 20 on Tuesday, is number two with 70,000 pounds, while Gian van Veen and Chris Dobey follow up. The top-10 is completed by Ross Smith, Josh Rock, Cameron Menzies, James Wade, Stephen Bunting and Jermaine Wattimena.
Players Championship Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | £72,000 |
| 2 | Damon Heta | £70,000 |
| 3 | Gian van Veen | £64,000 |
| 4 | Chris Dobey | £59,000 |
| 5 | Ross Smith | £57,000 |
| 6 | Josh Rock | £54,500 |
| 7 | Cameron Menzies | £53,500 |
| 8 | James Wade | £48,000 |
| 9 | Stephen Bunting | £43,500 |
| 10 | Jermaine Wattimena | £43,000 |
| 10 | Jonny Clayton | £43,000 |
| 10 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £43,000 |
| 13 | Gary Anderson | £42,000 |
| 14 | Ryan Searle | £41,000 |
| 15 | Martin Schindler | £40,000 |
| 16 | Kevin Doets | £37,500 |
| 16 | Joe Cullen | £37,500 |
| 18 | Danny Noppert | £35,500 |
| 19 | Andrew Gilding | £35,000 |
| 19 | Dave Chisnall | £35,000 |
| 21 | Mike De Decker | £33,500 |
| 21 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £33,500 |
| 23 | Wessel Nijman | £33,000 |
| 23 | Brendan Dolan | £33,000 |
| 25 | Scott Williams | £32,500 |
| 26 | Niels Zonneveld | £32,000 |
| 27 | Rob Cross | £30,000 |
| 28 | Luke Woodhouse | £28,500 |
| 29 | Bradley Brooks | £28,000 |
| 30 | William O'Connor | £27,500 |
| 31 | Dom Taylor | £27,000 |
| 32 | Ian White | £26,000 |
| 33 | Raymond van Barneveld | £24,500 |
| 33 | Martin Lukeman | £24,500 |
| 35 | Michael Smith | £24,000 |
| 35 | Peter Wright | £24,000 |
| 37 | Karel Sedlacek | £23,500 |
| 37 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £23,500 |
| 39 | Callan Rydz | £23,000 |
| 40 | Daryl Gurney | £22,500 |
| 40 | Adam Lipscombe | £22,500 |
| 42 | Nick Kenny | £21,500 |
| 43 | Ricky Evans | £20,500 |
| 43 | Alan Soutar | £20,500 |
| 43 | Dominik Gruellich | £20,500 |
| 46 | Madars Razma | £20,000 |
| 47 | James Hurrell | £19,500 |
| 48 | Gabriel Clemens | £19,000 |
| 48 | Luke Humphries | £19,000 |
| 50 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £18,500 |
| 50 | Sebastian Bialecki | £18,500 |
| 50 | Luke Littler | £18,500 |
| 53 | Cam Crabtree | £17,500 |
| 53 | Niko Springer | £17,500 |
| 53 | Mickey Mansell | £17,500 |
| 53 | Ritchie Edhouse | £17,500 |
| 53 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £17,500 |
| 58 | Max Hopp | £17,000 |
| 59 | Owen Bates | £16,500 |
| 59 | Ryan Meikle | £16,500 |
| 59 | Jelle Klaasen | £16,500 |
| 62 | Darren Beveridge | £16,000 |
| 62 | Justin Hood | £16,000 |
| 64 | Ryan Joyce | £15,500 |
| 64 | Nathan Aspinall | £15,500 |
| 66 | Matthew Dennant | £15,000 |
| 66 | Darius Labanauskas | £15,000 |
| 68 | Adam Hunt | £14,500 |
| 68 | Stephen Burton | £14,500 |
| 68 | Mensur Suljovic | £14,500 |
| 71 | Wesley Plaisier | £14,000 |
| 71 | Martijn Dragt | £14,000 |
| 71 | Patrick Geeraets | £14,000 |
| 74 | Thibault Tricole | £13,500 |
| 75 | Steve Lennon | £13,000 |
| 75 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £13,000 |
| 77 | Jitse Van der Wal | £12,500 |
| 77 | Andy Boulton | £12,500 |
| 77 | Richard Veenstra | £12,500 |
| 77 | Dylan Slevin | £12,500 |
| 81 | Kim Huybrechts | £12,000 |
| 82 | Keane Barry | £11,500 |
| 82 | Haupai Puha | £11,500 |
| 82 | Connor Scutt | £11,500 |
| 82 | Carl Sneyd | £11,500 |
| 86 | Jose De Sousa | £11,000 |
| 86 | Darryl Pilgrim | £11,000 |
| 88 | Adam Warner | £10,500 |
| 88 | Marvin van Velzen | £10,500 |
| 88 | Rob Owen | £10,500 |
| 88 | Jim Long | £10,500 |
| 92 | Florian Hempel | £10,000 |
| 92 | Chris Landman | £10,000 |
| 94 | Leon Weber | £9,500 |
| 94 | Thomas Lovely | £9,500 |
| 94 | Berry van Peer | £9,500 |
| 94 | Tom Bissell | £9,500 |
| 94 | Nathan Rafferty | £9,500 |
| 94 | Stefan Bellmont | £9,500 |
| 94 | Christian Kist | £9,500 |
| 101 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £8,500 |
| 102 | Michele Turetta | £8,000 |
| 102 | George Killington | £8,000 |
| 102 | Ted Evetts | £8,000 |
| 105 | Maximilian Czerwinski | £7,500 |
| 105 | Andy Baetens | £7,500 |
| 105 | Lukas Wenig | £7,500 |
| 105 | Tavis Dudeney | £7,500 |
| 109 | Benjamin Reus | £7,000 |
| 109 | Robert Grundy | £7,000 |
| 109 | Greg Ritchie | £7,000 |
| 109 | Matt Campbell | £7,000 |
| 109 | Michael van Gerwen | £7,000 |
| 109 | Kevin Burness | £7,000 |
| 115 | Stefaan Henderyck | £6,500 |
| 115 | William Borland | £6,500 |
| 115 | Oskar Lukasiak | £6,500 |
| 115 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £6,500 |
| 119 | Jamai van den Herik | £6,000 |
| 119 | Viktor Tingstrom | £6,000 |
| 119 | Joshua Richardson | £6,000 |
| 119 | Danny Lauby | £6,000 |
| 119 | Rhys Griffin | £6,000 |
| 124 | Brett Claydon | £5,500 |
| 125 | Mervyn King | £5,000 |
| 125 | Tommy Lishman | £5,000 |
| 125 | Radek Szaganski | £5,000 |
| 125 | Tytus Kanik | £5,000 |
| 125 | Jimmy van Schie | £5,000 |
| 130 | Graham Hall | £4,500 |
| 130 | Cor Dekker | £4,500 |
| 132 | Adam Paxton | £4,000 |
| 132 | Jim Williams | £4,000 |
| 132 | Jarno Bottenberg | £4,000 |
| 132 | Kai Gotthardt | £4,000 |
| 136 | Pero Ljubic | £3,500 |
| 136 | Alexander Merkx | £3,500 |
| 136 | Danny van Trijp | £3,500 |
| 139 | Tom Sykes | £3,000 |
| 139 | Beau Greaves | £3,000 |
| 141 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 142 | Scott Campbell | £2,000 |
| 142 | Aden Kirk | £2,000 |
| 144 | Jack Tweddell | £1,500 |
| 144 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,500 |
| 146 | Henry Coates | £1,000 |
| 146 | Nathan Girvan | £1,000 |
| 146 | Sam Spivey | £1,000 |
| 146 | Graham Usher | £1,000 |
| 146 | Tim Wolters | £1,000 |
| 146 | Michael Flynn | £1,000 |
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